LOS ANGELES, United States —
Jayson Tatum busted out of a
shooting slump by nailing nine three pointers en route to a season-high 51
points to lead the
Boston Celtics to a 116–87 blowout win over the Washington
Wizards on Sunday.
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Tatum drained nine-of-14
threes Sunday at Capital One Arena after missing his previous 20 this season
from beyond the arc.
He made his first four
three-point attempts and finished six-of-seven in the first half on Sunday.
This marked his fifth career
50-point game and he also had 10 rebounds and seven assists in front of the
crowd of 16,300 in Washington.
"To Tatum's credit, he
had a night," said Wizards coach Wes Unseld. "Obviously, 51 points,
it's a real number. I think he was six-for-eight on pull-up threes, which are
tough shots. No excuse. He's been struggling, but he found his rhythm
tonight."
Teammate Jaylen Brown
tallied four threes as the Celtics went 19-of-39 overall from three-point range
and combined that with a stout defensive effort for the victory.
Marcus Smart (11 points) and
Grant Williams (10 points) each made two baskets from beyond the arc. Smart
also had six assists and four steals.
It was the Celtics' best
defensive performance since holding the New York Knicks to just 75 points on
January 8.
The Wizards shot just
eight-of-34 from three-point range as Spencer Dinwiddie missed all seven of his
three attempts.
Bradley Beal led Washington
with 19 points and seven assists.
Deni Avdija scored 13 points and
Thomas Bryant came off the bench to score 11 for the Wizards. Kyle Kuzma finished with
12 points and seven rebounds.
Elsewhere,
Jimmy Butler
finished with a triple-double of 20 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds as the
Miami Heat held on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-107.
Butler posted his 10th
triple-double with Miami breaking the team record for triple doubles which was
held by LeBron James, who led the Lakers with 33 points on Sunday.
Duncan Robinson scored
25 points,
Caleb Martin tallied 15, Bam Adebayo scored 14
and Gabe Vincent chipped in 11 in the win.
"I think those are
important experiences to go through together," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra
said.
James recorded his
17th consecutive game with at least 26 points. Russell Westbrook scored 24
for the Lakers, former Heat guard Avery Bradley added 15
and Carmelo Anthony scored 11.
James says he's playing some
of the best basketball of his career although the Lakers have lost five of
their last seven games.
In the zone
"I'm in one of the best
zones offensively I've been in in my career," James said.
In San Antonio,
Joel Embiid
scored 38 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out six assists as the
Philadelphia 76ers rolled over the San Antonio Spurs 115-109.
Embiid has scored at least
30 points in 12 straight road games.
Also, CJ McCollum,
Anfernee Simons and Nassir Little each scored 19 points and the Portland Trail Blazers
held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 114-105.
Pascal Siakam scored 28
points for Toronto and Fred VanVleet added 19 points in the loss.
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